State of Georgia )
City of Savannah ) Be it known that before me Robert M. Charlton Com-
) missioner of the State of Florida, by lawfully Authority
appointed, and duly sworn and residing and practing in the City of
Savannah aforesaid, personally came in my office in said City the Honerable
John Macpherson Berrien well known to me to be the identical person
whose signature appears to the written Deed and did there on the Twenty
first day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and
fifty three Acknowledged that he had Executed the within Deed in the presence
of George Robertson Jr and of Myself for the purposes that are therein mentioned
and Expressed: And I also certify that the signatures of the said witnesses
are genuine
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my
official seal and signature at Savannah
Recorded Sept 17th 1853 aforesaid on the Day and Year above written
Saml N. Caston Robert M. Charlton
Clk C.C. A.C. Commissioner of Florida
State of Florida }
County of Alachua } This Indenture made the Twentieth Day of February
} in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred
and fifty three And in the 78th Year of the Independence of the United
States of America between Charles N. Johnson of the County of Marion
of the one part and Robert A. Childs of the aforesaid County of the
other part Witnesseth That the said Charles N. Johnston for and
in consideration of the sum of Four Thousand Seven hundred
and fifty Dollars in hand paid by, at and before the sealing and
Delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknow=
ledged, hath granted bargained sold aliened Conveyed and con-
firmed and by these presents Doth grant bargain sell alien
convey and confirm unto the said Robt A. Childs heirs and
Assigns a Certain piece parcel or tract of Land Described as
follows (Viz) Sec 5 T 12 R 20 of the Arredondo Grant and joining
the Land of Feister, Balknight and others and supposed by
estimation to contain Six hundred and forty acres. To have and
to hold to the said Robert A. Childs with all and singular
the rights, members, and appurtenances thereof whatsoever, to the
Said Charles N. Johnson being belonging or in any wise apper
taining with the remainder and remai
nders reversion and reversions rents
issues and profits thereof to the only
proper uses benefit and behoof of the
said Robert A. Childs heirs executors and
administrators and assigns in fee sim=
ple and the said Charles M. Johnson
for himself heirs executors and admin
istrators do covenant with said Rob-
ert A. Childs heirs executors and
administrators that he is lawfully seiz-
ed in fee of the above granted premises
that they are free from all incumbrances that
he has good right to sell and convey the
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